The ruins of Makara Radio, 31 Dec 2012. Photo: Gordon Haws on Flickr
Painting of Mercury the winged messenger at Makara Radio, 31 Dec 2012. Photo: Gordon Haws on Flickr
Another view of the Roman god Mercury in the ruins of Makara Radio
The inscription accompanying Mercury is from A Song of Travel, by Rudyard Kipling, and reads:
BY OUR ARTS DO WE CREATE
THAT WHICH TIME HIMSELF DEVOURS
SUCH MACHINES AS MAY WELL RUN
‘GAINST THE HORSES OF THE SUN
